Lau Wai

Category: Clarinet, Woodwind Concerto and Chamber Music for Woodwind Instruments

Lau received her Bachelor’s degree from the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music and was awarded the Performer’s Certificate for outstanding performance in clarinet. She furthered her studies on full scholarships at McGill University and the Yale School of Music, obtaining a Master’s degree and an Artist Diploma respectively. While in the United States, she taught clarinet and chamber music at Mount Holyoke College and the Yellow Barn’s Young Artists Program.

Lau has performed at the Alice Tully Hall, Bari International Music Festival, Yellow Barn, Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity, and made appearances with James Campbell, Ettore Causa, Peter Frankl, The Peabody Trio, and members of the Juilliard String Quartet, among others. She was awarded the Harold Wright Clarinet Merit Award by the Boston Woodwind Society and the Yale School of Music Alumni Association Prize. In 2013, she joined the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra.

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